[lxc-devel] [PATCH 1/8] kernfs: Add API to generate relative kernfs path

[Serge E. Hallyn]

On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 11:08:54AM -0500, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello, Serge.
> 
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 10:23:22PM -0600, serge.hallyn at ubuntu.com wrote:
> > @@ -164,18 +286,39 @@ void pr_cont_kernfs_name(struct kernfs_node *kn)
> >  void pr_cont_kernfs_path(struct kernfs_node *kn)
> >  {
> >  	unsigned long flags;
> > -	char *p;
> > +	char *p = NULL;
> > +	int sz1, sz2;
> >  
> >  	spin_lock_irqsave(&kernfs_rename_lock, flags);
> >  
> > -	p = kernfs_path_locked(kn, kernfs_pr_cont_buf,
> > -			       sizeof(kernfs_pr_cont_buf));
> > -	if (p)
> > -		pr_cont("%s", p);
> > -	else
> > -		pr_cont("<name too long>");
> > +	sz1 = kernfs_path_from_node_locked(kn, NULL, kernfs_pr_cont_buf,
> > +					   sizeof(kernfs_pr_cont_buf));
> > +	if (sz1 < 0) {
> > +		pr_cont("(error)");
> > +		goto out;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (sz1 < sizeof(kernfs_pr_cont_buf)) {
> > +		pr_cont("%s", kernfs_pr_cont_buf);
> > +		goto out;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	p = kmalloc(sz1 + 1, GFP_NOFS);
> 
> We can't do GFP_NOFS allocation while holding a spinlock and we don't
> want to do atomic allocation here either.  I think it'd be best to
> keep using the static buffer.

D'oh, right.  Will update.